List of rail transit systems in North America

This list denotes all passenger rail (national services and commuter systems), heavy urban rail (such as rapid transit), light rail, and streetcars that are commuter-oriented. It does not include heritage streetcars, which are usually intended primarily to attract tourists and shoppers to downtown destinations, rather than serving as integral pieces of the regional transportation system.

Canada

 * National:
 * Via Rail – intercity rail network


 * Calgary
 * C-Train – 2 light rail lines, operated by Calgary Transit


 * Edmonton
 * Edmonton LRT – 3 light rail lines, operated by Edmonton Transit Service


 * Kitchener-Waterloo (Waterloo Region)


 * Ion rapid transit – 1 light rail line, operated by Grand River Transit


 * Montreal
 * Montreal Metro – 4 metro lines, operated by Société de transport de Montréal
 * Exo – 6 commuter rail lines, operated by the Réseau de transport métropolitain
 * Réseau express métropolitain - 1 light metro line, operated by SNC-Lavalin and Alstom.


 * Ottawa
 * O-Train – 2 light rail lines, operated by OC Transpo


 * Greater Toronto Area
 * Toronto Subway – 3 metro lines; TTC Streetcars- 11 streetcar lines, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission
 * GO Train – 7 commuter rail lines, operated by GO Transit


 * Vancouver and Lower Mainland
 * SkyTrain – 3 metro lines;
 * West Coast Express – 1 commuter rail line, operated by TransLink

Cuba

 * National
 * Ferrocarriles de Cuba – intercity rail network

Dominican Republic

 * Santo Domingo
 * Santo Domingo Metro – 2 metro lines, operated by Oficina para la Reorganizacion del Transporte

Mexico

 * Chihuahua and Sinaloa
 * Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico – an intercity line from the city of Chihuahua to the port of Topolobampo


 * Guadalajara
 * Guadalajara light rail system – 1 metro Line, 1 light rail line, operated by Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano


 * Jalisco
 * Tequila Express – a tourist-oriented excursion line that runs from Guadalajara to Amatitán to visit a tequila distillery


 * Mexico City
 * Mexico City Metro – 11 metro lines, with 1 under construction, operated by Sistema de Transporte Colectivo
 * Xochimilco Light Rail – 1 light rail line, operated by Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos
 * Tren Suburbano – 1 commuter rail line, operated by Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México


 * Monterrey
 * Monterrey Metro – 1 elevated metro line, 1 underground light rail line, operated by S.T.C. Metrorrey

Puerto Rico

 * San Juan
 * Tren Urbano – 1 metro line, operated by Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works

United States

 * National
 * Amtrak – intercity rail network

Gulf and Southern states

 * Atlanta
 * MARTA Subway – 4 metro lines, operated by Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
 * Atlanta Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, operated by the MARTA and the City of Atlanta


 * Austin
 * Capital MetroRail – 1 commuter rail line, operated by Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority


 * Charlotte
 * LYNX Rapid Transit Services – 1 light rail line, 1 streetcar line, operated by Charlotte Area Transit System


 * Dallas–Fort Worth
 * A-train – 1 commuter rail line, operated by Denton County Transportation Authority
 * DART – 4 light rail lines, 1 streetcar line (Dallas Streetcar), both operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
 * Trinity Railway Express – 1 commuter rail line, operated by DART and Trinity Metro
 * TEXRail – 1 commuter rail line, operated by Trinity Metro


 * Houston
 * METRORail – 3 light rail lines, with planned expansion, operated by Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas


 * Jacksonville
 * JTA Skyway – 1 people mover line, operated by Jacksonville Transportation Authority


 * Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Palm Beach


 * Metrorail – 2 metro lines; Metromover – 3 people mover lines; both operated by Miami-Dade Transit


 * Brightline – 1 higher-speed rail line
 * Tri-Rail – 1 commuter rail line, 1 commuter rail line under construction, operated by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority


 * Nashville
 * WeGo Star – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Regional Transportation Authority


 * New Orleans
 * RTA Streetcars – 3 streetcar lines, operated by New Orleans Regional Transit Authority


 * Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News (Hampton Roads)
 * Tide Light Rail – 1 light rail line, with planned extensions, operated by Hampton Roads Transit


 * Orlando
 * SunRail – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Florida Department of Transportation

Midwest and Great Lakes states

 * Chicago
 * Chicago 'L' – 8 metro lines, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority
 * Metra – 11 commuter rail lines, operated by the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
 * South Shore Line – 1 commuter rail line, operated by Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District


 * Cincinnati
 * Cincinnati Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, operated by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority


 * Cleveland
 * RTA Rapid Transit – 1 metro line, 2 light rail lines, operated by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority


 * Detroit
 * Detroit People Mover – 1 people mover line, operated by Detroit Department of Transportation
 * QLine – 1 streetcar line, operated by M-1 Rail


 * Kansas City
 * KC Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, operated by the Kansas City Streetcar Authority


 * Milwaukee
 * The Hop – 1 streetcar line, operated by the City of Milwaukee


 * Minneapolis-St. Paul
 * METRO – 2 light rail lines, operated by Metro Transit
 * Northstar Commuter Rail – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Metropolitan Council


 * Oklahoma City


 * Oklahoma City Streetcar - 2 streetcar lines, owned by the Oklahoma City Transit Authority


 * St. Louis


 * St. Louis MetroLink – 2 light rail lines, operated by Bi-State Development Agency

Northeast

 * Baltimore
 * Baltimore Metro Subway – 1 metro line
 * MTA Light Rail, 3 light rail lines
 * MARC Train, 2 commuter rail lines (shared with Washington, DC metropolitan area), operated by Maryland Transit Administration


 * Boston
 * The T – 4 metro lines, 5 light rail lines;
 * MBTA Commuter Rail- 12 commuter rail lines, operated by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
 * CapeFLYER - 1 commuter rail line, weekends only (operated jointly between MBTA and Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority


 * Buffalo
 * Buffalo Metro Rail – 1 light rail line, operated by Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority


 * Greater New York City (including Newark and Bridgeport/New Haven)
 * New York City Subway – 25 metro routes on 35 lines
 * Staten Island Railway – 1 route
 * Long Island Rail Road – 11 commuter rail lines
 * Metro-North Railroad – 5 commuter rail lines, operated by Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 * PATH – 5 metro routes, operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
 * NJ Transit Rail – 10 commuter rail lines (shared with Philadelphia metropolitan area)
 * Hudson-Bergen Light Rail – 2 light rail line
 * Newark Light Rail – 2 light rail lines operated by New Jersey Transit
 * Hartford Line – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation
 * Shore Line East – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation


 * Greater Philadelphia
 * Philadelphia Subway – 2 metro lines
 * SEPTA Suburban Lines – 3 light rail lines
 * SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines – 6 streetcar lines
 * SEPTA Regional Rail – 13 commuter rail lines, operated by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
 * PATCO Speedline – 1 metro line, operated by the Port Authority Transit Corporation
 * NJ Transit Rail – 1 commuter rail line (shared with New York City metropolitan area), operated by New Jersey Transit
 * River Line – 1 light rail line, operated by New Jersey Transit


 * Pittsburgh
 * The T – 2 light rail lines (and one with operations presently suspended), operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County


 * Greater Washington, D.C.
 * Washington Metro – 6 metro lines, operated by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
 * MARC Train – 3 commuter rail lines (shared with Baltimore metropolitan area), operated by the Maryland Transit Administration
 * Virginia Railway Express – 2 commuter rail lines, operated by the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission
 * DC Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, owned by the District of Columbia Department of Transportation and operated by a private contractor

West

 * Albuquerque-Santa Fe
 * New Mexico Rail Runner Express – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the New Mexico Department of Transportation


 * Denver
 * RTD Rail – 4 heavy rail lines and 6 light rail lines with two under construction, operated by the Regional Transportation District


 * Honolulu
 * Skyline – 1 light metro line, operated by TheBus


 * Las Vegas
 * Las Vegas Monorail – 1 monorail line, operated by the Las Vegas Monorail Company


 * Los Angeles-Inland Empire
 * Los Angeles Metro Rail – 2 metro lines, 4 light rail lines, operated by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 * Metrolink – 7 commuter rail lines, operated by Southern California Regional Rail Authority


 * Phoenix
 * Valley Metro Rail – 1 light rail line, operated by Valley Metro


 * Portland
 * MAX Light Rail – 5 light rail lines, operated by TriMet
 * Portland Streetcar – 2 streetcar lines, owned by City of Portland, managed by a non-profit corporation, operated by TriMet
 * WES Commuter Rail – 1 commuter rail line, operated by TriMet


 * Sacramento
 * Sacramento RT Light Rail – 3 light rail lines, operated by Sacramento Regional Transit District


 * San Bernardino
 * Arrow – 1 rail lines, operated by San Bernardino Transportation Authority
 * Metrolink – 2 commuter rail lines, operated by Southern California Regional Rail Authority


 * Salt Lake City
 * The FrontRunner – 1 commuter rail train, operated by Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
 * S Line streetcar – 1 streetcar line, with more planned, operated by UTA
 * TRAX – 3 light rail lines, with more lines planned, operated by UTA


 * San Diego
 * San Diego Trolley – 3 light rail lines operated by San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
 * Coaster – 1 commuter rail line; Sprinter – 1 commuter rail line, operated by North County Transit District


 * San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bay Area)
 * Bay Area Rapid Transit – 5 rapid transit lines, and one DMU light rail line, operated by San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
 * Muni Metro – 6 light rail lines, with one under construction; F Line – 1 streetcar line, operated by San Francisco Municipal Railway
 * VTA light rail – 3 light rail lines, operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
 * Caltrain –1 commuter rail line, operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
 * Altamont Corridor Express – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Joint Powers Board
 * SMART Train – 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District


 * Seattle-Tacoma
 * Link light rail – 2 light rail lines, owned by Sound Transit, with the 1 Line operated by King County Metro and the T Line operated by Sound Transit
 * Sounder commuter rail – 2 commuter rail lines, operated by Sound Transit
 * Seattle Center Monorail - 1 monorail line, owned by the City of Seattle and operated by a private contractor
 * Seattle Streetcar – 2 streetcar lines, owned by the City of Seattle and operated by King County Metro


 * Tempe, AZ
 * Tempe Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, operated by Valley Metro


 * Tucson, Arizona
 * Sun Link – 1 streetcar line, owned by the City of Tucson and operated by a private contractor

Systems under construction

 * Dallas-Fort Worth
 * Silver Line – 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit


 * Mexico City
 * Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail – 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation


 * Orange County, CA
 * OC Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, to be operated by Orange County Transportation Authority


 * Toronto
 * Transit City/The Big Move projects – 1 light rail line (Eglinton Crosstown line), with more in planning, to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission


 * Washington DC Metropolitan Area
 * Purple Line (Maryland) – 1 light rail line, to be operated by Purple Line Transit Partners, and owned by the Maryland Transit Administration

Approved systems preparing for construction

 * Charlotte
 * LYNX Purple Line – 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by LYNX Rapid Transit Services


 * San Juan
 * San Juan-Caguas Rail – 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works